Fireplace and screen



Dec. 8, 1925- J. sETcHFu-:LD

FIREPLACE AND SCREEN Filed July 2s. 1924 vwentow all w f w @Herisau Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES SETCHFIELD, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF T0 THOMAS J. QUIRK, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

FIREPLACE AND SCREEN.

Application filed July 28, 1924. Serial No. 728,749.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, .latins SETGHFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah, State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements in Fireplaces and Screens; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in iireplace devicesand particularly to screens therefor.

One object of the invention is to provide a screen for a fireplace which is arranged to be folded for positioning at one side of the ireplace, the fireplace being constructed to receive the foldedv screen so that said screen will be concealed from view.

Another object is to provide a receptacle disposed within a recess in the side of the fireplace, into and from which a foldable screen may be quickly and easily moved, an ornamental closure being provided for the receptacle to conceal the screen when folded and within the receptacle.

A still further object is to provide a receptacle of this character, and a foldable screen, with coperating means therebetween which guide the screen into andout of the receptacle, but wherein said means prevent the screen being entirely removed from the receptacle.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a fireplace showing the invention applied thereto, the screen being in position in front of the fireplace.

Figure 2 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, just above the screen within the receptacle.

Figure 8 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 3-8 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional viewl on the line 4.-4 of Figure 3.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, represents the sideportions of' the fireplace 11, and formed through the front face of each side portion 10 is a recess 12. This recess extends back into the side 10 to the required distance, and is of a height somewhat greater than the height of the foldable screen 13, and comparatively narrow. In the recess there is disposed a metal box or receptacle 14, which snugly fits within the recess, the front end being open and provided with a peripheral iiange which may be secured to the face of the fireplace by cement, or other well known means, for maintaining the box within the recess. Secured to the interior of the box, and spaced a short distance above the bottom thereof, is a floor 16, andlocated on the upper face of the floor, adjacent and parallel with one side wall of the box, is a vertical flange or rib 17, which combines with said side wall to form a channel, for the reception of the downwardly extending pin 18 carried by the lower side of the inner end of theinnermost section of the screen.r Secured to the upper portion of the interior ot' the box, and arranged in parallel relation to the flange or rib 17, is a rod 19, and slidable between this rod and the adjacent side wall of the box, is the upwardly extending pin 2O carried by the upper portion of the inner end of the said innermost screen section. It will be noted, upon reference to Figure 2, that the forward end of the rod 19 is turned laterally and is secured in the side wall of the box. This laterally turned portion forms a stop to prevent the pin 2O passing out of the box, while a transverse member 21, between the iange 17 land the side wall of the box, serves as a stop for the pin 18. Thus the innermost section of the screen is prevented from being pulled completely from the box.

Secured to the inner end wall of the box, below the floor 16, and adjacent the top wall of the box, respectively, are coil springs 22 and 23. A closure plate or door 24 is disposed against the front end of the box, and on the upper and lower portions of its inner face there are mounted the horizon` tally extending apertured ears 25 and 26, to which are connected the respective forward ends of the coil springs 22 and 23, said springs exerting pull on the door t0 maintain the same in proper closing relation to the open front end of the box. The outer face of this door may be ornamented as desired, and is provided with a knob or other suitable handle 27, which is adapted to be grasped to withdraw the door from the front of the box, and thereby permit the screen being pulled therefrom and unfolded into proper position before and across the fireplace.

lt will be noted that the floor 16 terminates a short distance inwardly of the front or open end of the box, whereby a space 16 is provided to receive the legs 28 of the outer sections of the screen 13, when said screen is folded and slipped into the box. When the screen is thus disposed Within the box, the springs 22 and 2? draw the door or plate into firm covering position at the open end of the box, thus completely concealing the folded screen from view.

It will be understood that the parts above described are duplicated at the other side of the fireplace, so that one half of the screen is arranged to be supported or stored by one box, and the other half by the other box. Then the screen halves are withdrawn from the boxes, and stretched across the front of the fireplace, the abutting sections of the halves are detaehably secured together' by means of the hooks 29 and eyes 30, carried respectively by said abutting sections.

`What is claimed is:

l. The combination with a fireplace havinga recess in its face, of a foldable screen movable into and out of the recess, means in the recess engaged by one of the screen sections for guiding the screen into and out of the recess, means associated with the guiding means for limiting the outward movement of the screen from the recess, and a resiliently held closure for the recess.

Q. The combination with a fireplace having a recess in its face, of a receptacle mounted in the recess, a foldable screen movable into and out of the recess, guiding rails in the recess, means on one of the screen sec*- tions engaged with said rails, and means ou the rails for engagement by the screen carried means to limit the outward movement of the screen from the recess.

3. The combination with a fireplace having a recess in its front face, of a receptacle mounted in the recess, a foldable screen movable into and out of the receptacle, said screen including an innermost section, guiding rails extendingl longitudinally of the upper and lower portions of the receptacle, projections on the innermost section cooper ating` with said rails in the receptacle for guiding the section into and out of the receptacle, and stop means on the outer ends of the rails for engagement by the said projections to prevent complete removal of the screen from the receptacle.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

JAMES SETCHFIELD. 

